Coping skills
Walking, moving your body when in a chair, stretching, and yoga are types of this coping skill.
What is exercise?
This is different than just regular sadness as is more intense, lasts longer (two weeks or more), and significantly interferes with effective day to day functioning.
What is depression?
This is a program for older adults who are having difficulty with emotional or behavioral problems and do not need to be in a hospital.
What is PHP?
Writing in this type of book each day can help people to reflect on their activities and emotions.
What is a journal?
Keeping information discussed in group private.
What is confidentiality?
Taking long and relaxed inhales and exhales.
What is deep breathing?
These type of medications can help with depression.
What are antidepressants?
This is the person to talk to for help with refills for psychiatric medications.
What is a psychiatrist or nurse practitioner?
Looking at things from different perspectives and finding alternative approaches to the challenges and changes we face.
What is flexible thinking?
Accepting that we all have different ideas and staying open to other opinions and values.
What is respect?
To make the spontaneous sounds and movements of the face and body that are the instinctive expressions of lively amusement or experiencing something funny.
What is laughing?
These types of grief can bring on an episode of depression.
What is death, change in living situation, loss of independence?
What is a treatment plan?
Trying to avoid caffeine, alcohol, tobacco, and sweets may help to reduce this mental health issue.
What is anxiety?
Joining groups sessions on time to decrease distractions to the other group members and increase the effectiveness of the group therapy.
What is consistent attendance?
Listening to vocal or instrumental sounds.
What is music?
This type of thinking is associated with depression and/or low self-esteem.
What is negative thinking?
PHP focuses on this type of therapy. This involves a two or more people keeping confidentiality and sharing thoughts or concerns and offering support to others.
What is group therapy?
Bathing, showering, wearing clean clothes and brushing your teeth can help your mental health.
What is personal hygiene?
This is used to silence yourself in the video session if there is background noise in your environment that could cause a distraction to the group?
What is the mute button?
A mental state achieved by focusing one's awareness on the present moment.
What is mindfulness?
Notify your providers of any changes you are experiencing, reach out to your support system and utilize your coping skills.
What can you do if your symptoms are worsening (but not in crisis)?
This is the staff person to contact if you have a change in your schedule, to review treatment plan, to discuss personal concerns, and to work to set up a discharge date.
What is a case managaer?
Taking medications as prescribed can help physical and mental health.
What is medication compliance?
Call 911 or go to the nearest emergency room. Other 24 hour/day resources include crisis hotlines Baltimore Crisis Response 410-752-2272 and Suicide Crisis Hotline 1-800-724-2433 (1-800-SUICIDE)
What to do if you experience a psychiatric emergency outside of the program hours?